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Journal Article
An Ancient Stateless Civilization: Bronze Age India and the State in History
2006
Overview
The central features of the ancient South Asian Harappa civilization are investigated to ascertain the circumstances that facilitated the civilization's existence without the establishment of a central state. Archaeological evidence demonstrating the absence of a central state within Harappan civilization is presented, eg, the lack of memorials dedicated to military campaigns & enormous political & religious structures. Problems with Jonathan M. Kenoyer's (1998) contention that religious & elite trade figures essentially functioned as local governments throughout the Harappa civilization are highlighted; rather, it is demonstrated that large trading companies with branches throughout the South Asian region were responsible for the organization & supply of public goods. Various conditions responsible for the rise of the stateless Harappan civilization are subsequently identified, eg, the presence of various ecological zones, relatively easy access to requisite material resources, & the formation of inter-regional trade. Two reasons for rejecting the popular conception of the Harappan civilization's formation as the product of a natural-historical accident are also given. References. J. W. Parker
